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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 5, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 5, 1970 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Phoebus |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 4,614 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jim Odom |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Third Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Luis Alcaraz | Second Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Charlie Metro | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Tom Phoebus | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 5, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Phoebus
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Phoebus covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Phoebus
Hernandez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Phoebus
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Phoebus
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Drago
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Drago
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drago
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Drago
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Drago
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Phoebus
Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fiore vs. Phoebus
Fiore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Fiore reaches second base with a double. Robinson throws the ball in to Hendricks who tags Fiore trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Piniella scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Phoebus
Alcaraz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Alcaraz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Phoebus
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drago vs. Phoebus
Drago hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drago
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Drago
Hendricks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Phoebus
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Phoebus
There goes Kelly. The throw from Hendricks and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Phoebus
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Phoebus
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Phoebus
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Drago
Phoebus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Drago
Buford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Drago
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Drago
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Phoebus
Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Phoebus
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fiore for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Phoebus
Alcaraz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Drago
Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Drago
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and has Powell trapped. There's the throw to Alcaraz who tags Powell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Drago
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Drago
Hendricks hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Drago
Phoebus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Drago
Buford takes first base on ball four. Phoebus moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Bunker
Wally Bunker now pitching.
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Phoebus
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunker vs. Phoebus
Bunker hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Phoebus
Kelly hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Buford is chasing the ball. Kelly rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Phoebus
Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bunker
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Bunker
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Bunker
Blair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Blair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Bunker
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bunker
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Phoebus
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Phoebus
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Phoebus
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Bunker
Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Bunker
Phoebus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Bunker
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Phoebus
Merv Rettenmund now playing left field.
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alcaraz vs. Phoebus
Alcaraz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Fiore moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Phoebus
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Phoebus
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Wally Bunker.
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Fitzmorris
Powell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Fitzmorris
Blair strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Phoebus
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Phoebus
Hernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Phoebus
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fitzmorris
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Fitzmorris
Hendricks hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phoebus vs. Fitzmorris
Phoebus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Fitzmorris
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Phoebus
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Phoebus
Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Phoebus
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alcaraz vs. Phoebus
Alcaraz hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Belanger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1970 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 4 2 2 1 Buford D, lf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez J, ss 3 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, lf 1 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 3 0 0 1 Belanger M, ss 4 0 1 0
Oliver B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Robinson F, rf 4 1 1 0
Piniella L, lf 4 1 1 0 Powell B, 1b 4 1 3 2
Fiore M, 1b 2 0 1 1 Blair P, cf 4 2 1 0
Alcaraz L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 1 2
Rodriguez E, c 3 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 2 2
Drago D, p 1 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 4 1 1 1
Bunker W, p 1 0 0 0 Phoebus T, p 4 0 2 0
Kirkpatrick E, ph 1 0 0 0
Fitzmorris A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 5 3 36 7 12 7
Kansas City 011 010 000 -- 3
Baltimore 100 320 10x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (L) 3.2 7 4 4 1 1
Bunker W 2.1 2 2 2 0 1
Fitzmorris A 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus T (W) 9.0 5 3 2 2 3
E -- Hendricks E
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Baltimore 6
2B -- Robinson F, Piniella L, Fiore M, Alcaraz L, Powell B, Blair P
HR -- Johnson D, Hendricks E, Kelly P, Robinson B, Powell B
SB -- Kelly P
SF -- Otis A
HBP -- by Phoebus T (Hernandez J)
T -- 2:29
A -- 4614
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